... known Vietnamese activist at the early half of 1900's who peacefully struggled for independence of Vietnam from French rule. As Nguyen the Patriot he was a founding member of the French Communist party and often engaged in radical activities. He attended training sessions in Moscow and was sent to China in 1924. It was here that he participated in the organization of a revolutionary ... movement among Vietnamese exiles. . When authorities began cracking down on Communist activities he was forced to leave China. He remained away from China until 1930 when he returned to found the Indochi...

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... French and seem to categorize them all with poverty throughout the entire population. When living in France, Ho converted to communism and became one of the founders of the French Communist Party. Yet I believe he was still a nationalist at heart because he came back and still assisted Vietnam gain independence. Some may say Ho Chi Minh cannot be a nationalist because he started ... a French Communist Party, but I disagree. Even after the creation of the French Communist Party, Ho Chi Minh went back and joined an exiled Vietnamese nationalist group. He was a nationalist through thick an...

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... able to utilize that period that follows it to attain the goals for which it struggled and sacrificed so much." (p. 160) The communist party gained the control that it so desperately fought for, but once they got the power they did not know how to manage it. Kolko said, "The ... Vietnamese Communist party became counterproductive the moment [the war] ended." (p.149) The political structure of the party was set up to fight a war and not to rebuild a nation after it was over. A major problem that ... not give people much faith in their government. Currently, the situation has improved, bu...

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... his first words on the Vietnam War were "I am not going to lose Vietnam. I am not going to be the president who saw Southeast Asia become communist."" The U.S. was now fighting to keep communism out of Southeast Asia. One problem with Johnson's approach was instead of sending ships and Gatling guns, he ... and were designed to "break the aggressive will" of the Johnson administration and force Washington to the bargaining table. The Communist Party believed that the American people were growing war-weary and that they could humiliate Johnson and force the United States to hand over south...

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... their jobs. The Hollywood Ten for example, famous actresses, actors and directors who were accused of being involved with the Communist Party and their lives were forever ruined. The Rosenberg's received the death penalty because of the accusation of being spies for Russia ... . The fear and paranoia of Communism did not destruct after the Cold War. The government's paranoia of the Communist party escalated once again during the war of Vietnam. Although President Lyndon Johnson feared Communism, his decision was incorrect to escalate troops in Vietnam; ... was because they wanted to use...

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... the harsh and painful conditions they had to work with, also they fought about national liberation. It was from this rebellion that the Indochinese Communist Party was created in 1930 under the head of Ho Chi Minh. This party was very influenced by the on goings in the Soviet Union because a lot of its leaders were trained there; also they got a lot of ... support from them too. The CP belonged to the Communist International, which also helped with the struggle of the working people. In 1920 the CI was ... outbreak of WWII when they both began to collaborate and instead of supporting t...

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... defeat toppled the French government, and it was becoming increasing difficult to maintain colonial possession over Vietnam. Furthermore, the French public support and faith was sapped and the French Communist Party against the war gained momentum. French Prime minister, Pierre Mendes-France, became determined to end the war quickly to avoid public criticism and uphold his promise of peace. ... violence that erupted through the south signalled the instability of the South and Diems tenacious leadership. Additionally, American forces sought for a separate South Vietnam, rather than reunit...

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... , shoot, and run." Surprisingly, this fighting technique matched the skills of many of the best-trained soldiers from the opposite side. The Vietnam War fought between the communist North Vietnam, and the non-communist South Vietnam was supported by the United States. The main objective of the war was to contain the leader. Ho Chi Minh, was the leader of the "league ... for the independence of Vietnam," generally known as the Viet Minh. The league was organized in 1941 as a "nationalistic party"; their goal was to seek Vietnamese independence from France ... meals. The wounded were prom...

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... in the late 19th century. At this time, France's colonial ambitions led it to take over Vietnam and some of it's neighboring countries - Laos and Cambodia. In 1930, the "Indochinese Communist Party" was formed by Ho Chi Minh, and during the Second World War he formed an independence movement called the Vietminh. After WWII, the Vietminh wanted Vietnam as an independent country ... Vietnam while an unpopular government setup by the French with it's capital in Saigon controlled the South. After many years of political disagreement, a civil war broke out. The North (the communist Vietcong)...

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... . Vietnam has a beautiful landscape. It has soaring mountains. It has forest that include exotic plants, and amazing rivers, waterfalls, and beaches. Vietnam was divided into two parts, North Vietnam, the communist, and South Vietnam. The two halves of the country were divided by the 17th parallel. The North was known as the Democratic Republic of Vietnam under the leadership of Lao ... Dong party. The South became the Republic of South Vietnam. After the Geneva agreement a virtual state of war existed between both countries. The war lasted from 1954 until April 30, 1975. Since ... the ...

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... Chi minh one of the most well known Vietnamese because of his leading role in the war between North and South Vietnam known as Vietnam war. Founder of the Indochina communist party in 1930 and president from 1945 -69 of the democratic republic of Vietnam. Gulf of Tonkin incident- is the body of water that lies on the east coast of n. Vietnam ... was formed in 1960 to effect the overthrow of south Vietnamese government and the reunification of north and south Vietnam. It was represented by its own diplomatic staffs in all communist countries and in several neutral countries. Nixon doctri...

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... to gain support from the peasants. Although the Viet Minh were crushed in the south and an unhappy compromise lashed out at them, this did not stop Ho and his party from gaining the hearts and minds of the peasants, which he would use to help build up the Viet Minh. It would take another nine years until Vietnam would be ... realised that a peaceful approach to achieving their goal was not possible, as they had been rejected by the democratic super powers (USA and Allies), Ho and the Viet Minh followed communist ways and went to seek assistance from Russia and China. These two countries...

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"Accordingly. I shall not seek, and I will not accept the nomination of my party for another term as your president." These were the words spoken to the American public by President Lyndon.B.Johnson on the 31st of March 1968 at the end of the ... for an expansion of the war and destroyed any credibility of the US army in claiming success and superiority in the south. General William Westmoreland claimed " The press turned a decisive communist defeat into a psychological victory for the North Vietnamese." The American public now despised the war more than ever and put pressure on President Jo...

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